In 2025, an effort was take to revitalize our club’s logo. There have been quite a few iterations, and after much consideration, here is a proposed logo for the club.
Embroidered Example 
Subset Suitable for Engraving
Please make a note of your comments, and we will discuss this further at our January 13th general membership meeting as part of “old business”.… Read the rest
At the November, AARC meeting, Pete Francisco, K4KE provided a rundown on how to make your first satellite contact. The presentation is 31 minutes long and is followed by a 6-minute video of an attempt to use the repeater on the International Space Station.… Read the rest
Professor Scott Barker (KQ4TNX) talks about the reboot of the W4UVA Ham Radio Club at the University of Virginia.
NET NOTES:
This week marks the end of the ninth year of the net. A huge thank you to all that have and continue to participate in the net, to practice and prepare to serve their community in times of need.… Read the rest
Lee Hite (K8CLI) is a member of the Voice of America (VOA) club. At the August 12, 2025 meeting he gave a presentation on VOA history, VOA technical aspects, the role the VOA Club plays in the activities of the VOA Museum.… Read the rest
On vacation in Nova Scotia, KM4RSL and myself (KK4JP) visited the Glace Nova Scotia site where in 1902 Marconi sent the first successful west-to-east transatlantic message. The equipment was removed in 1904 to another location, but foundations of the antenna towers still remain.… Read the rest
The VDEM Amateur Radio Team – ARCA will be activating the station at the VEOC on August 16th at 11am.
The goal of this activation is to allow stations around the Commonwealth to conduct testing with the Virginia EOC (VEOC) radio room.… Read the rest